How To Trim A Brisket

Step-by-Step VIDEO instructions on how to trim a Beef Brisket

I've shot a video that shows exactly how I trim my competition briskets. If I was cooking this brisket at home for friends and family, I wouldn't trim nearly as much as I do for competition bbq.... but my goal is to expose as much of the meat as possible.

You want to ensure that your dry rub and your smoke can penetrate the meat and build a perfect bark. If you don't trim your brisket properly, then you will have large fat deposits that never render - just sit on the top of the meat, block the flavor and hurt your meat's true potential.

You really just need one tools to do this job properly:

1 Extra sharp boning knife

This is the competition-style way... which is a little more in-depth that your average backyard BBQer will follow, but this method will give your meat maximum smoke penetration, it will prepare your brisket for making your "burnt ends" and simply give you the best quality product.

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Here at HowtoBBQright.com, our goal is to provide you with the secrets, the methods and the techniques you need to produce competition-quality BBQ. We try very hard to give enough detail for BBQ novices, but still offer information that is useful for the professional BBQ cooks.

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The meat, The methods, The flavors, The smoke

Once you have these four factors mastered you WILL produce a perfect product... mouth-watering bbq pork, brisket and chicken.

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HowtoBBQright.com is written by and run by Malcom Reed (with the help of his wife, Rachelle.) Malcom and his brother Waylon are The Killer Hogs Competition BBQ Team. They have been competing in the MIM, MBN and Kansas City BBQ circuits for 10 years.